Call 442-7000.......... and you'll see Muntz TV!

[Ron Bello]

Heathkit




At 01:53 PM 5/3/2007, you wrote:
>Sounds like we've got a "pro" and a "con" on Muntz TVs here.  I remember the
>ads, too.  But I never knew anyone who had one of the sets.  Is there anyone
>else out there knows about them first-hand?  You guys have got me really
>curious now.   And what about those do-it-yourself TV kits, with which a
>person (presumably one with some electronics knowhow) could build his own
>set?  I can't remember the name of the company that offered those.
>
>-Doug
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>
>To: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross.com>; "Roger Kirk"
><rogerkirk@ttlc.net>
>Cc: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:04 AM
>Subject: Call 442-7000.......... and you'll see Muntz TV!
>
>
> > > On 2 May 2007 at 23:38, Roger Kirk wrote:
> > >
> > > > Brings to mind the "Loft Radios" that were so
> > > popular in the 50's
> > > > after WWII surplus hit the market as well as the
> > > Muntz TVs that sold
> > > > so well in NY.
> > >
> > > My parents got one in Boston!  We got better
> > > reception on the built-
> > > in antenna (a wire across the top of the inside of
> > > the cabinet) than
> > > the neighbors got with a roof antenna.
> > >
> > > --
> > > A. Joseph Ross, J.D.
> > > 617.367.0468
> > >  15 Court Square, Suite 210                 Fax
> > > 617.742.7581
> > > Boston, MA 02108-2503
> > > http://www.attorneyross.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Ah, yes!!! Mad Man Muntz and his gutted TV's.  Numb as
> > all hell. I can still recall those radio commercials
> > on WMEX.....
> >
> > "Call 442-7000 and you'll see Muntz TV-eeeeeee!  Call
> > 442-7000.... see Muntz TV today-yyyyyyy!
> >
> > God, you'd have to be within the visual sight of the
> > transmitters to get a good picture. For all intents
> > and purposes, Muntz TV's had virtually no front end.
> > The color ones (yes, there WERE Muntz color TV sets)
> > were even worse. (Yuck!)
> >
> >
> > Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
> > Whitman, Massachusetts
> >                            "Scanning the bands since 1967"
> > radiojunkie1@yahoo.com
> > radiojunkie3@yahoo.com
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